tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post2126556545138934288..comments2015-03-30T08:05:18.710-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: The Trail of Sally EdwardsJ. L. Bellnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-57421018984729014742012-03-07T11:30:25.456-05:002012-03-07T11:30:25.456-05:00I wonder what she was doing to be such a bother to...I wonder what she was doing to be such a bother to Dr. Ames- I mean, other than being a young, unmarried woman in his care.Daudnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-91474535401709606062012-03-06T16:03:09.380-05:002012-03-06T16:03:09.380-05:00So intriguing!So intriguing!Paul Revere Househttp://www.paulreverehouse.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-84402041038897252302012-03-06T12:41:11.501-05:002012-03-06T12:41:11.501-05:00Yes, that’s why I mentioned how widening the searc...Yes, that’s why I mentioned how widening the search to “Sarah Edwards” brings up many more candidates.<br /><br />For example, Paul Revere’s son Paul married a woman named Sally Edwards who was a teenager in 1775. Her church baptism records give the name Sarah Edwards. But there was another Sarah Edwards baptized three years before her, and thus also a teenager in 1775.J. L. Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-65821508505691192612012-03-06T11:16:51.925-05:002012-03-06T11:16:51.925-05:00I believe that it was common at the time for &quot...I believe that it was common at the time for &quot;Sally&quot; to be used as a nickname for Sarah.Joanqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-46607958793748945182012-03-06T09:37:45.331-05:002012-03-06T09:37:45.331-05:00Is is possible that the name Sally was a nickname...Is is possible that the name Sally was a nickname for Sarah?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com